50 Things You Learn Binge-Watching Every WWE WrestleMania
16. Brock Lesnar’s Ambrose Disinterest Is Clear
Whilst WrestleMania 32 had highs (Zack Ryder's Intercontinental Title win, the women's three-way for a brand new belt, 'Taker vs. Shane McMahon inside Hell In A Cell etc), it was without doubt one of the most long winded events during this here binge session. WWE didn't do restraint in 2016. They wanted 'Mania to be a marathon that numbed fans to the point of exhaustion. That's fine if everything lands, but some major matches fell flat.
Roman Reigns vs. Triple H was a boring main event, and Dean Ambrose vs. Brock Lesnar was one of the most phoned-in 'No Holds Barred Street Fights' you'll ever see. Charlotte Flair, Becky Lynch and Sasha Banks must’ve been rubbing their hands backstage with glee knowing they were following a garbage brawl between two guys at odds. Revisiting the thing makes it obvious just how disinterested Brock was in the whole affair.
He and Ambrose just didn't see eye to eye on the way the match should go. Deano wanted a CZW style hardcore pain train, whereas Lesnar fancied getting in and out without the threat of barbed wire gouging out one of his eyeballs. Paul Heyman later revealed that they were an oil and water blend behind the curtain. This was always going to be a disaster.
Disaster is perhaps too strong, but Brock vs. Ambrose wasn't very good. At all. Speaking as a viewer, it's clearly Lesnar who was holding things back a little with his apathy. What a pity that WWE programmed these dudes together on the biggest show of the year. They barely had a match worthy of main eventing Raw.